Outcast 1.1

A favourite game of mine back when I was younger in an era where game design outside of FPS was yet to be approached as a balance & optimisation problem, but more of a dark art where the definitive player experience was never clear until after the game hit the shelves. As such, Infogrames produced a warts-and-all gem of the now dead third-person genre - admittedly awkward movement and combat, with plenty of backtracking and a lot of getting lost, but the germ of the exploration and storytelling coalescing in a truly engaging atmosphere and a beautiful soundtrack performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra that really sells the intent to bottle all the maximalism and grandiosity of the high-budget action/adventure film into late 90s PC hardware. For a standout cinematic sci-fi adventure in an era still just realising the potential and ubiquity of video games, it's a more than worthy addition to your collection for its price.

I remeber this exotic looking game from the time it came out, But never had the chance to play it. Those who had, teased me wit very high recommendations, so when I got a little more time and a more powerful PC, I decided to give it a try. And it didn't work. I had to wait quite long, but finally, Gog made it possible again. I haven't gone into it too deep in one day, but from what I see, it's a truly unique gem. The Graphics are something to behold. The Voxel based maps are amazing, and the depth of field (it came out before 2000 !) makes it absolutely enchanting. It doesn't look natural at all, but makes the alien world so much more interesting, you feel the urge to explore EVERY corner of it. The music is over the top. Played by the Moscow Orchestra, a big band music score will blow your head off. Epic beyond epic. The controls and gameplay seems natural, logical, and pleasing. I think, I'll love this game, as anyone would, with similar taste for esthetics. But the best part is this: You asked for it. There are titles popping up here, noone recommended, and it's great, because you get to know relatively uncommon games as well. But "Outcast" being here, is a result of mass demand. one of the most anticipated game on the site's whislist, and now it's here to buy. Really, that's what GOG is about for me. Good old games are here to stay.:) Keep it up!

A cult game with huge maps to explore. Even though some features have aged poorly (for example the gunplay), It remains a Good Old Game. It is approved for me.

This game is a life-experience. This game might have the best musics, acting and one of the absolutely best stories ever told in a game. The atmosphere catches you very quickly (I recommend giving it a little while if the brief little training island won't have you caught yet). You won't even realize when you're hooked, only that you won't be able to drop the story down, like an enchanting book. Travelling to each of the different "worlds" on this planet you'll start to really feel for the NPC:s there, each of them telling you their own story while weaving the whole scope together for you. This is truly an awe-inspiring gaming universe, and Cutter is one of the greatest heroes out there. In my eyes, Superman can go home. Never have I been more "inside" the gaming world as I were in Outcast. I cannot emphazise enough how well the atmosphere really grabs hold of the player. When this game was new, I remember a hell trying to install it, having to send for a patch from the gaming studios. I have yet to comment on the GoG-release and how well it may work, but I bet it should work well. This is, rarely mentioned but widely percieved, one of the absolutely best games ever, and I'm one to say that it really may be 'it'.

Lennie Moore's outstanding score for this game holds up perfectly after all these years - it's still on my playlist to this day. I've been lamenting that my copy of this game wouldn't run on XP or Win7 and now I'm extremely excited to be able to play it again. Along with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the original Medal of Honor Series (through Breakthrough), the best of Tomb Raider, and Crysis, Outcast remains in the top 5 games I've played. Very highly recommended!